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COMMONLY USED ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS

Push Button

Smoke Detector

Electric Door Opener

Thermostat

Signaling System Outlets Residential Occupancies

Telephone

Bell

Buzzer

Chime

Lighting Outlets

Ceiling Outlet

Fan

Ceiling Fan

Exit Light

Surface or Pendant

Fluorescent Fixture

Recessed

IncandescentTrack Lighting 

Incandescent

Pull Chain

Bath Fan/

Light Combo

Wall Sconce

Light Fixture

Receptacle Outlets

Outlet – Duplex

Receptacle

Water Proof 

Receptacle

220 v Receptacle

Quadruplex Rec.

Outlet

Duplex Receptacle

Split – wired

Range Outlet

GFCI

Receptacle Outlet

Single Special

Purpose Receptacle

Special Purpose

Connection

Floor Single Recpt.

Outlet

Single Outlet

 

Switches

Single-pole

Double-pole

Three-way

Four-way

Key Operated

Weatherproof 

Miscellaneous

Lighting Panel

Power Panel

Externally

Operated

Disconnect

Switch

Indicates Number

Of Conductors

Television Outlet

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SYMBOLS COMMONLY USED

IN ELECTRICAL SHEMATIC DRAWINGS

Single Pole Switch

Three Way Switch

Four Way Switch

Dimmer Switch

Combo 2 Single Pole Switches

Combo Single Pole

Switch and Receptacle

Incandescent Light

Duplex Receptacle

Split Wired Receptacle

GFCI ReceptacleAlways include the Load and Line side

This product was funded by a grant awarded under the President’s High Growth Job Training Initiative as implemented by the U.S. Department

of Labor’s Employment & Training Administration. The information contained in this product was created by a grantee organization and does

not necessarily reect the ofcial position of the U.S. Department of Labor. All references to non-governmental companies or organizations,

their services, products, or resources are offered for informational purposes and should not be construed as an endorsement by the Department

of Labor. This product is copyrighted by the institution that created it and is intended for individual organizational, non-commercial use only.

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